The “Loveliness” of Complaining Neighbors, The True Beauty of Generous Friends

The first part of this entry is a vent… the second is a shout out of gratitude. Go ahead and skip the vent if you like!

The “Loveliness” of Complaining Neighbors
It is 9:45 p.m. Not 10 minutes ago someone came to our door. It was a neighbor from around the [...]

Perseverance and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

I have just learned a great lesson in persisting in prayer. Out of respect to my son, I will not give too many details on this public blog, but I have been praying for him for over a year about one particular situation.
Many times I became discouraged about it. But I still prayed. [...]

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

I’ve been thinking about how nice it would be to have a retreat for moms. Not just a retreat, but a retreat for moms, that does not require that we pretend we are not moms for a day or a weekend. A “babes in arms allowed” kind of retreat. As moms of [...]

Thanks Be to God and to Guardian Angels

Angel of God
My Guardian, dear
To whom God’s love
Commits me here
Ever this day be at my side
to light and guard,
to rule and guide.
Amen
I am in shock this morning.
We are having MORE rain. I cannot believe the rain. It just doesn’t stop! I used to love the rain, but now I’m not quite as fond of [...]

This Just In….

I just conducted my own study and the results are conclusive:
Chilled chocolate cake and hot, German coffee soothes all wounds and eases stress. At least temporarily.

Yikes!

The Rule worked out pretty well yesterday! Yippee! We were a little “off” and we had to adjust, but we did and it was great. Today should go much more smoothly. Yesterday we got a little behind, today I’m a little ahead. I slept okay last night, but I woke [...]

For Miss A… a few pics

As requested, Miss A, here are some mohawk pics:

As I said, it lasted all of about 3 days and he got tired of it and cut it off.

Finally, A Rule

Well, this is the day we begin our new Rule. I know it’s not perfect, but it’s a start and I’m excited to see how it works. We had a family meeting yesterday after my oldest got home from her Junior Ladies of Charity meeting. I introduced the Rule and to my [...]

A Little Update

Here are a few of the things keeping me from blogging…..

Sick kids…. yucky tummy virus is going through our house. I think we’re on the tail end of it. It’s been brutal

I’m looking for a contractor to repair my chimney and replace the siding on it. I fear he’ll have to completely [...]

In the Thick of It

I’m in the thick of “it.” House, sick kids, you know the deal.
I’ll be back with more of nothing much to say soon!

Mother’s Rule of Life, Re-Re-Re-Revisited

I ordered Holly Pierlot’s book A Mother’s Rule of Life right away when it was released back in 2004. I have read it and reread it and reread it.
I really love this book. I really do. Mrs. Pierlot’s approach to managing her household as a Catholic wife and mother, her [...]

Let the Chips Fall!

I’ve been reminded, yet again, that my time is not my own. I have a poverty of time. I am reminded of this reality again today as “my” morning was “interrupted” by the baby.
I normally get up a couple of hours or more before the kids. It is my favorite time of [...]

Happy Father’s Day

It is a difficult day here with daddy gone for Father’s Day.
I wish a very happy Father’s Day to all fathers out there: dads, grandpas, godfathers and our beloved priests, fathers in faith. May the God and Father of us all bless and keep you.
Especially the father of my children.

Our Katie is sick [...]

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

It’s feast or famine here with rain! We’re either in a drought for 10 years or we have more rain than we can handle! This is day 3 of rainy weather in central Texas. Thursday and Friday brought some pretty nasty thunderstorms (especially Thursday!) though today it’s just a lot of rain. [...]